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- amisi gamosworeba advilia, - wailuRluRa SeSinebulma doqtorma, - mister Serlok holmss SeuZlia dilis matarebliT dabrundes londonSi.

- ar vapireb, doqtoro, ar vapireb! - Tavaziani RimiliT Tqva holmsma. - CrdiloeTis haeri ise sasiamovno da keTilismyofelia janmrTelobisaTvis, rom gadavwyvite aq, dablobSi gavataro ramdenime dRe. gaverTobi ise, rogorc movaxerxeb. rac Seexeba TavSesafars, Tqvens WerqveS viqnebi, Tu soflis sastumroSi, es ukve Tqvenzea damokidebuli.

ubeduri doqtori sruliad daibna, magram swored maSin wamoeSvela qeraTmiani hercogis boxi xma, sadilze mimxmobi gongis xmasaviT rom gaisma.

- doqtori uailderi marTalia, doqtoro haksteibl, CemTan moTaTbireba gmarTebdaT, magram raki mister Serlok holmss es saqme gaandeT, Cvenis mxriv ugunureba iqneboda mis samsaxurze uaris Tqma. soflis sastumroSi ra gaqvT wasasvleli, mister holms? moxaruli viqnebi, Tu holdernes-holSi mestumrebiT.

- uaRresad gmadlobT, Tqveno brwyinvalebav, magram Tqveni saqmis interesebisaTvis, aq, SemTxvevis adgilze Tu davrCebi, ajobebs.

- ar SemiZlia Zala dagatanoT, mister holms, magram Tu raime cnobebi dagWirdebaT Cemgan an mister uailderisagan, oriveni mzad varT gemsaxuroT.

- albaT momixdeba holdernes-holSi Camosvla, - Tqva holmsma, - axla ki, ser, mxolod is minda vicode, rogor xsniT Tqveni Svilis egzom idumal gauCinarebas.

- mimZims pasuxis gacema, ser.

- mapatieT, Tu TqvenTvis arasasiamovno Temas Sevexebi, magram uamisod ar SeiZleba. xom ar fiqrobT, rom saqmeSi Careulia hercogis meuRle?

ministri pasuxs agvianebda.

- ara, ar mgonia, - Tqva bolos.

- maSin TavisTavad iCens Tavs meore axsna: iqneb ymawvili gaitaces im mizniT, rom gamosasyidi miiRon? aseTi moTxovna ar yofila?

- ara, ser.

- kidev erTi kiTxva, Tqveno brwyinvalebav: gavige, SvilisaTvis werili misi gauCinarebis dRes migiweriaT.

- ara, wina dRes.

- savsebiT sworia. magram werili imave dRes miiRo?

- diax.

- xom araferi iyo im werilSi iseTi, rom aeRelvebina bavSvi da Caenerga misTvis gaqcevis azri?

- ra Tqma unda, ara, ser!

- werili TviTon gagzavneT?

hercogis nacvlad gajavrebulma mdivanma miugo:

- mis brwyinvalebas Cveulebad ara aqvs piradad gzavnos Tavisi korespondenciebi. es werili sxvebTan erTad datova magidaze da me Cavde safosto CanTaSi.

- darwmunebuli xarT, rom sxva werilebTan isic iyo?

- diax, davinaxe.

- ramdeni werili dawereT im dRes, Tqveno brwyinvalebav?

- oci Tu ocdaaTi. didi mimowera maqvs. magram vfiqrob, Cven saqmis arsidan gadavuxvieT.

- ara, ratom! - Tqva holmsma.

- TviTonve vurCie policias Zieba samxreT safrangeTSi waremarTa, - ganagrZo hercogma, - vimeoreb: ara mgonia, hercogis qals unari Seswevdes Svili aseTi saSineli nabijis gadasadgmelad waaqezos, magram TviTon bavSvi iseTi jiutia, SeiZleba dedasTan gaqceuliyo, miT ufro, Tu amas im germanelis mxriv Segulianeba da Tanamoqmedeba daemata. axla ki, doqtoro haksteibl, neba momeciT, gamogemSvidoboT.

vgrZnobdi, holmss kidev ramdenime kiTxva hqonda, magram hercogma uceb Sewyvita saubari. hercogs daxvewili aristokratizmi ar aZlevda nebas dawvrilebiT gaendo ojaxuri sakiTxebi ucxo kacisaTvis da, etyoboda, eSinoda, rom yoveli axali kiTxva uwyalo Suqs mohfenda misi cxoverbis ase gulmodgined Cabnelebul kunWulebs.

hercogisa da mister uailderis wasvlis Semdeg holmsi maSinve misTvis Cveuli TavgamodebiT Seudga saqmes.

bavSvis oTaxis guldasmiT daTvalierebam axali araferi mogvca garda imisa, rom sabolood davrwmundiT: gaqceva patara soltairs mxolod fanjridan SeeZlo. germaneli maswavleblis oTaxSic SevixedeT. araviTari samxili ar aRmoCnda. fanjris qvemoT suros misi simZimisaTvis ver gaeZlo da farniT ganaTebul kordze vnaxeT quslebis ori Rrma kvali - ai, erTaderTi ram, rac im Ramis amouxsnel gaqcevas mowmobda.

Serlok holmsi wavida, marto damtova da mxolod Ramis Tormet saaTze dabrunda. sadRac aqauri midamoebis ruka eSovna, Cems loginze gaSala oTaxSi da Sua adgilas lampa dadga. Semdeg moswia da guldasmiT dauwyo cqera Tavis gamogonebas. drogamoSvebiT ki misTvis saintereso adgilebs Cibuxis qarvis tariT miCvenebda.

- es saqme sul ufro da ufro mizidavs, uotson, - ambobda Cemi megobari, - saintereso saqmea, Zalian saintereso... magram axla, roca mxolod viwyeb Zebnas, minda Tqveni yuradReba mivaqcio zogierT geografiul detals, romelTac SeiZleba arcTu mcire mniSvneloba eqneT Ziebis msvlelobaSi. SexedeT am rukas. ai, es Strixiani kvadrati - skolaa. aq qinZisTavi davarWoT. esec gzatkecili. igi skolas Cauvlis aRmosavleTidan dasavleTisaken da ganStoeba mTeli milis manZilze orTave mxares arsad ara aqvs. gaqceulebi Saragzas unda mihyolodnen, sxva gza arc hqondaT.

- marTalia.

- garemoebaTa bednieri damTxvevis wyalobiT, SegviZlia SevamowmoT, ra xdeboda im Rames am gzatkecilze. ai, am adgilas, sadac axla Cemi Cibuxia, Tormetidan dilamde polismeni morigeobda. rogorc xedavT, esaa pirveli jvaredini gzatkecilis aRmosavleT mxareze. polismeni wamiTac ar moscilebia Tavis posts da amtkicebs, aucileblad SevniSnavdi mozrdil mamakacs, romelsac ymawvili axlda, iq rom gaevloTo. dRes saRamos velaparake da vgoneb, SeiZleba mis sityvebs vendoT. maSasadame, gzatkecilis es nawili gamoricxulia. axla vnaxoT, rogor aris saqme mis dasavleT nawilSi. iq aris sastumro `wiTeli xari~, romlis diasaxlisi avadaa da wevs. mekltonSi eqimis dasaZaxeblad kaci ufreniaT, magram eqimi sxvagan yofila da avadmyofTan mxolod adre diliT misula. eqimis molodinSi sastumroSi mTeli Rame aravis sZinebia. Turme wamdauwum ixedebodnen gzatkecilisaken, xom ar modiso. im xalxis TqmiT, sastumrosTan aravis Cauvlia. Tu imaT davujerebT, arc gzatkecilis dasavleTi nawili tovebs raime eWvs. maSasadame, ltolvilebs raRac sxva gza aurCeviaT.

- mere, velosipedi? - vkiTxe holmss.

- diax, velosipedi. axla imaze gadavalT. amrigad, ganvagrZoT Cveni msjeloba. Tu gaqceulebi gzatkecilze ar gasulan, maSasadame, an CrdiloeTisaken wavidodnen, an samxreTisaken, es udavoa. modi, avwon-davwonoT orive es varaudi. skolis samxreTiT patara nakveTebad danawevrebuli didi mindoria. yoveli nakveTi meorisagan qvis zRudiT aris gamoyofili. velosipediT iq gavla SeuZlebelia. maSasadame es ivaraudic unda uarvyoT. axla CrdiloeTs davakvirdeT. iq Walaa, saxelad `mrude soli~. mis iqiT ki, aT milze, gadaWimulia Waobiani veli, romlis CrdiloeT mxares borcvebi da gorakebi gvxvdeba. mis marcxniv holdernes-holia, sadamdec, Tu gzatkeciliT vivliT, aTi mili iqneba, xolo pirdapiri gziT eqvsi milic ar unda iyos. es veli pirquSi da ukacuria. zed mesaqonleobis ramdenime patara ferma gafantula, cxvrebi, Zroxebi, Waobis frinveli - ai, am midamoebis binadarni. Semdgom, rogorc TviTonve xedavT, gadis Cesterfildis gzatkecili. mis gaswvriv dganan koteji, eklesia da sastumro. ukan - borcvebia, maRali da daxramuli. darwmunebuli var, Cven Zieba CrdiloeTisaken unda vawarmooT.

- magram velosipedi! - gavimeore Cemi mosazreba.

- ra SuaSia aq velosipedi! - mouTmenlad mipasuxa holmsma. - kargi velosipedistebi marto gzatkecilebze rodi dadian. veli bilikebiTaa daserili, garda amisa, im Rames mTvare kargad anaTebda... moiTmineT! es ra aris?

karze kakuni gaisma da am xmas oTaxSi maSinve moh-yva doqtori haksteibli. xelSi eWira cisferi qudi, romelsac saCixze TeTri danakerebi hqonda.

- napovnia! - SesZaxa man. - madloba RmerTs! rogorc iqna, Cveni ymawvilis kvals wavawydiT! es lordis kepia!

- sad ipovneT?

- boSaTa sazidarSi. maTi banaki velze idga. samSabaTs aiSalnen da gzas gaudgnen. dRes policia daesxa Tavs da maTi sazidrebis Cxrekis Semdeg, ai, ra ipovnes.

- rogor moxvda qudi CvenTano, ra uTqvamT?

- Tavis daZvrena ucdiaT, miukib-moukibavT, kepi samSabaT diliT velze vipoveTo. ara, im aramzadebma ician, sadaa bavSvi. sabednierod, yvelani Casves. kanonis SiSi enas gauxsniT an, iqneba, kanonis SiSma ki ara, hercogis qisam aalaparakos isini.

- ho, ra gaewyoba, kargia, - Tqva holmsma, roca doqtori oTaxidan gavida. - yovel SemTxvevaSi, es adasturebs Cems varauds, rom mxolod velze Zieba mogvcems raime Sedegs. policias araferi gaukeTebia, Tu mxedvelobaSi ar miviRebT boSebis dapatimrebas. SexedeT rukas, uotson. velze nakaduli miedineba. skolasa da holdernes-hols Soris is erT-or adgilas daWaobebulia. amindi axla ise gvalviania, rom kvalis Zebna sadme sxvagan usargeblo saqmea, WaobebSi ki SeiZleba aqa-iq darCa nakvalevi, xval adre SemogivliT da SevecadoT Suqi movfinoT am saidumloebiT mocul saqmes.

meore dRes, ganTiadis bindbundSi gameRviZa da Cems loginTan holmsis maRali, gamxdari figura SevniSne. holmsi ukve Cacmuli iyo da rogorc Canda, iqauroba daeTvalierebina.

- kordi da velosipedis farduli gamovikvlie, - miTxra megobarma. - Semdeg mrude solSi gaviseirne. adeqiT, uotson, gverdiT oTaxSi kakao gelodebaT, Tanac gTxovT, iCqaroT, radgan dRes bevri davidaraba gvelis.

Cems megobars saxe ise wamogzneboda da Tvalebic im adamianiviT uelavda, romelsac guli ar uTmens, rom Tavis sayvarel samuSaos Seudges. Cems win ukve sxva adamiani idga - gamococxlebuli, energiuli, romelic sruliad ar hgavda Tavis TavSi Caketilsa da fermkrTal beikerstritel meocnebes. Sevcqerodi mis zambarasaviT daWimul jan-RoniT aRsavse sxeuls da vgrZnobdi, rom es dRe davidarabas gviqadda.

magram Cveni saqmianoba mware imedgacruebiT daiwyo. sruliad daimedebulni gavemarTeT muq torfian dablobisaken, rasac cxvrebis mier gakvaluli bilikebi seravda. male gavediT Ria mwvane feris daWaobebul saZovrebze, rac Cvensa da holdernes-hols Soris mdebareobda. Tu bavSvs gezi Sinisaken hqonda aRebuli, maSin am adgils ver ascdeboda da WenWyobSi uTuod unda darCeniliyo misi, an germaneli maswavleblis fexis kvali. magram msgavsi veraferi vnaxeT. Cemi megobari am mwvane velis kides mihyveboda warbSekruli da yuradRebiT akvirdeboda yovel bnel laqas xavsian zedapirze. uTvalavi cxvris kvali iyo, xolo ramdenime milis iqiT Zroxis kvalic vnaxeT. es iyo da es.

- aSkarad gvimtyuna bedma, - Tqva holmsma da win gadaWimul vels gaxeda, - ai, iqac aris Waobebi da maT Soris viwro gasasvlelia. SexedeT! SexedeT! es ra aris?

Sav, daklaknil bilikze SevdeqiT. bilikis SuagulSi, svel miwaze, aSkarad Canda velosipedis borblebis kvali.

- vaSa! - SevZaxe me. - ai, velosipedis borblebis nakvalevic.

magram holmsma Tavi gadaaqnia da misi saxis gamometyveleba imdenad sixaruls ar gamoxatavda, ramdenadac gaocebasa da gamaxvilebul yuradRebas.

- velosipedis nakvalevi kia, magram sxva velosipedisaa, - mipasuxa man. - CemTvis cnobilia velosipedis ormoci sxvadasxvanairi saburavis anabeWdi. es, rogorc xedavT, `danlopis~ firmisaa, isic sakerebliani. haidegers palmerisa hqonda, gaswvriv zolebiani. ase miTxra maTematikis maswavlebelma evelingma. maSasadame, aq gauvlia ara haidegers, aramed viRac sxvas.

- maSasadame, bavSvs?

- rom SegveZlos imis damtkiceba, rom bavSvs velosipedi hqonda! magram gvarwmuneben, velosipedi ar hqoniao. es kvali, rogorc TviTonve SegiZliaT darwmundeT, skolasTan iwyeba.

- an skolisken midis.

- ara, Cemo Zvirfaso uotson, ukana borblebis kvali mudam ufro Rrmaa, radgan mas meti simZime awveba. ai, xedavT? ramdenime adgilas daemTxva wina borblis ufro mkrTal kvals da moSala. ara, velosipedi uTuod skolis mxridan modioda. SeiZleba araferi saerTo ar hqondes Cvens ZiebasTan, magram sul erTia, vidre Ziebas ganvagrZoT, am kvals unda gavyveT.

asec moviqeciT da oras-samasi iardis Semdeg, iq, sadac biliki daWaobebuli nakveTidan gverdze uxvevda, velosipedis borblebis nakvalevi gaqra. magram Semdeg biliks nakaduli kveTda da kvali isev gamoCnda, Tumca Zroxebs moeswroT im adgilze gavla da gaeTelaT. Semdeg biliki mrude solSi Seimala, WalaSi, rac TiTqmis zed skolas ekvroda. velosipedze mjdomi, rogorc etyoba, am Walidan gamovida. holmsi kaWarze dajda da nikapiT xels daeyrdno. vidre ase sruliad gaunZrevlad ijda, ori sigaris moweva movaswari.

- SesaZloa, - Tqva bolos Cemma megobarma. - windaxedulma adamianma Tavis velosipeds saburavebi gamoucvalos, rom mdevari daabnios. saqmis daWera damnaSavesTan, romelsac aqvs aseTi winaswarxedvis niWi, CemTvis didi pativi iqneboda. davtovoT es sakiTxi gadauWrelad da davubrundeT Waobs, radgan iq jer kidev yvelaferi garkveuli araa.

guldasmiT ganvagrZeT dablobis daWaobebuli ubnis gasinjva da male Cveni garjisTvis Rirseulad dajildoebulni aRmovCndiT. holmsma naxa kidev erTi sveli biliki, mivida da sixaruliT Sehyvira. biliks Suaze telegrafis mavTulebiviT wvrili zolebi mihyveboda. es iyo palmeris velosipedis saburavebis kvali.

- ai, ra gziT gamgzavrebula her haidegeri! - aRelvebiT Cailaparaka holmsma, - Cemi daskvna arc ise urigo gamodga, uotson!

- gilocavT warmatebas.

- magram jer sada varT. gTxovT bilikze ar dadgeT da dinjad gavyveT am nakvalevs. albaT male daikargeba.

velis im nawilSi yovel nabijze gvxvdeboda saflobi adgilebi da, Tumca velosipedis kvali waramara gvekargeboda, mudam xelaxla vpoulobdiT.

- amCnevT Tu ara, - Tqva holmsma, - rom aq velosipedze mjdoms pedalze fexi dauWeria? es sruliad aSkaraa. SexedeT aq, sadac darCenilia wina da ukana borblebis kvali. orive erTnairad mkafiod Cans. es ki SeiZleba aixsnas mxolod imiT, rom velosipedze mjdoms simZimis centri gadahqonda saWeze, rogorc Sejibrebis dros iqcevian xolme. RmerTo Cemo, dacemula!

talaxian bilikze farTo grZeli zoli gadioda. Semdeg Canda fexsacmelebis anabeWdi, rasac isev velosipedis nakvalevi cvlida.

- borblebi gasrialebula? - vkiTxe megobars.

holmsma miwidan SavTavas mowyvetili buCqi aiRo. Cemda SemaZrwuneblad, yviTeli yvavilebi wiTlad iyo dawinwkluli. bilikze da SavTavas SambnarSi gamxmari sisxlis muqi laqebi SevamCnieT.

- cudad aris saqme! - Tqva holmsma. - Zalian cudad! aq fexi ar dadgaT, uotson, gaiwieT. amrigad, risi wakiTxva SeiZleba? daWrili daeca... wamodga... isev dajda velosipedze... gza ganagrZo. bilikze jogma gaiara. xarma xom ar urqina! ai, sxva kvali aq aris. win, uotson! sisxlis laqebi, velosipedis borblebis anabeWdi - ai, am kvalis mixedviT albaT vipovniT gaqceulebs!

Cveni Zieba didxans ar gagrZelebula. velosipedis kvali nestisagan mbzinav bilikze klaknilad wavida. win gavixede da anazdad Cem Tvalwin raRac liTonma gaielva. TavSavas Sambidan palmeris saburavebiani velosipedi gamovaTrieT. erTi pedali gaRunuli hqonda, saWe da wina borbali ki erTianad sisxliT mosvrili. cota iqiT balaxidan fexsacmeli iyo amoCrili. iqiT gavvardiT da vnaxeT miwaze gaSxlarTuli, maRali, wverosani kaci, romlis saTvales marjvena mina gatexili hqonda. misi sikvdilis mizezi gamxdariyo gamanadgurebeli dartyma, rasac Tavis qala orad gaepo. aseTi Wrilobis Semdeg rom ramdenime metris gavla kidev SeZlo, es mis gansacvifrebel sicocxlisunarianobasa da sulier Zalaze mowmobda. fexsacmeli SiSvel fexze Caecva, xolo pijakis qveS Ramis perangi mouCanda. saeWvo aRaraferi iyo - Cven win egdo germaneli maswavlebeli.

holmsma frTxilad gadaabruna gvami da gasinja. Semdeg dajda da Cafiqrda. Cemi megobris SeSfoTebul saxes Sevcqerodi da vxvdebodi, rom am saSinelma napovnma maincdamainc win verafriT waswia Ziebis saqme.

- pirdapir ar vici, rogor moviqceT, uotson, - Tqva bolos holmsma. - minda win wavideT. Zieba ise gagvigrZelda, wuTis dakargvac aRar SeiZleba. meore mxriv, policias unda SevatyobinoT. gana SeiZleba aq am sacodavi gvamis datoveba?

- baraTi gamataneT.

- ho, magram Tqveni daxmarebis gareSe muSaoba gamiZneldeba! daicadeT, ager iq viRac torfs Wris. dauZaxeT im kacs, policia moiyvanos.

megobris Txovna saswrafod Sevasrule. SiSiT gondakargul fermers holmsma werili gaatana doqtor haskteiblTan.

- amrigad, uotson, - isev Cailaparaka Cemma megobarma, - dRes diliT or kvals mivageniT. pirveli palmeris saburavebiani velosipedisaa da Tqven naxeT, sad mogviyvana am kvalma. meore napovni - danlopis nakeriani saburavebis kvalia. vidre am meore kvals gavyvebodeT, modi, gavarkvioT, ra aris CvenTvis cnobili da gavarCioT arsebiTi araarsebiTisgan... uwinares yovlisa, minda xazi gavusva imas, rom ymawvili Tavisi nebiT gaiqca. fanjridan gadaZvra da daimala marto, an TanamzraxvelTan erTad. es ueWvelia.

dasturis niSnad Tavi davxare.

- ase. axla mivxedoT ubedur germanels. bavSvma moaswro Cacma, maSasadame, is emzadeboda gasaqcevad. germaneli ki, etyoba, aCqarebiT icvamda da amitom mouxda uwindebod gaqceva.

- ueWvelia.

- ram aiZula fanjridan gadasuliyo? iman, rom gaqceuli ymawvili dainaxa. undoda dasweoda da daebrunebina. maSin igi iRebs Tavis velosipeds, misdevs bavSvs da WaobebSi iRupeba.

- diax, TiTqos asea.

- axla vexebi Cemi msjelobis yvelaze ufro sadavo nawils. patara bavSvs rom dasweoda, mozrdili mamakaci ubralod unda dasdevneboda. ymawvilis dawevas xom didi araferi unda! magram germaneli, romelic, doqtor haksteiblis TqmiT, saukeTeso velosipedisti iyo, sxvanairad moiqca - ese igi, fardulSi gaiqca Tavisi velosipedis asaRebad. aqedan daskvna: naxa, rom bavSvma moZraobis ufro srulyofil saSualebas mimarTa, vidre sakuTari fexebia.

- sxva sityviT, viRacis velosipedi aiRo?

- aRvadginoT gaqcevis suraTi bolomde. germaneli iRupeba skolidan xuTi milis daSorebiT - da iRupeba, miaqcieT amas yuradReba, ara tyviiT, - tyvia xom bavSvsac SeeZlo daexala, - etyoba, viRac Ronier mamakacs uwyalod Caurtyams misTvis TavSi. maSasadame, ymawvils hyavda Tanamgzavri da oriveni ise swrafad mihqrodnen, rom kargi velosipedisti mxolod mexuTe milze daewia. im adgilze, sadac es tragedia datrialda, Cven aRmovaCineT Zroxis kvali, meti araferi. ufro farTo wre Semoviare, ormocdaaTiode nabijis diametriT da garSemo veraviTari biliki ver SevniSne. meore velosipedists araferi saerTo ar hqonia mkvlelobasTan, adamianis kvali ki iq ar yofila.

- holms! - SevZaxe me, - es daujerebelia!

- yoCaR! - mipasuxa holmsma. - daskvna amomwuravia. movlenaTa msvlelobis Cemeul gadmocemaSi aris raRac daujerebeli - maSasadame, Secdoma davuSvi. magram Tqvenc Tan maxldiT da yvelaferi TviTonve naxeT. sad vcdebi?

- iqneb dacemis dros gaixeTqa Tavi?

- WaobebSi, uotson?

- veRaraferi momisazrebia, holms.

- kmara, kmara, ufro Zneli amocanebic gadagviwyvetia. fiqris masala sakmaod gvaqvs. saWiroa mxolod WkuiTa da gonebiT midgoma da gamoyeneba... maS, ganvagrZoT gza, uotson. palmeris saburavebma yvelaferi gviTxres, risi Tqmac SeeZloT. axla vnaxoT, sad migviyvans danlopis dakerebuli saburavebi.

am kvals mivyeviT, magram male Cven win gadaiSala mananebiT dafaruli daqanebuli gorakebi. nakaduli ukan darCa. Semdgom winsvlas azri aRar hqonda, radgan danlopis saburavebis nakvalevs SeeZlo miveyvaneT mxolod holdernes-holSi, marcxniv rom aRmarTuliyo Tavisi didebuli koSkebiT, an kidev patara, dabal rux saxlebTan, romelTa miRmac rukis mixedviT Cesterfildis gzatkecili gadioda.

roca sul raRac ramdenime nabiji gvaSorebda daxavsebulsa da friad Seuxedav sastumros, romlis abrazec gamoxatuli iyo mamali, holmsma uecrad amoioxra. fexi eRrZo da, rogorc cnobilia, aseT SemTxvevaSi adamiani sruliad umweo xdeba. ris vai-vaglaxiTa da koWlobiT milaslasda sastumros karamde. sadac kbilebSi Cibuxgayrili, jmuxi, Savgvremani Suaxnis kaci ijda.

- gamarjobaT, mister ruben heiz, - uTxra holmsma.

- vina brZandebiT da saidan iciT Cemi saxeli? -hkiTxa am kacma da holmsi iWvneuli, avi mzeriT SeaTvaliera.

- Tqveni saxeli abraze weria, Tqven Tavs zemoT. saxlis ufrosi ki yovelTvis icnoba. miTxariT, xom ar geqnebaT raime orTvala etli?

- ara.

- marjvena fexs ver vabijeb.

- nu daabijebT, Tu ar SegiZliaT.

- mere, rogor wavide?

- rogorme, cali fexiT, xtunva-xtunviT.

mister ruben heizis pasuxebi metismeti TavazianobiT ar gamoirCeoda, magram holmsi mis uxeSobas saocari gulgrilobiT xvdeboda.

- momismineT, uZvirfaseso, - uTxra holmsma, - xom xedavT, ra ubedureba SememTxva. oRond adgilze CavideT, riT da ranairad, CemTvis sul erTia.

- CemTvis miT ufro sul erTia, - miugo im pirquSma kacma.

- aq erTi mniSvnelovani saqmisaTvis var mosuli. momeciT Tqveni velosipedi da miiReT samsaxurisaTvis erTi sovereni.

maspinZelma yurebi dacqvita.

- saiT unda waxvideT?

- holdernes-holSi.

- TviTon hercogis stumari xom ar xarT? - uTxra sastumros patronma da Cvens dasvril tanisamoss dacinviT Seavlo Tvali.

holmsma udardelad gaicina:

- hercogi xelebgaSlili migviRebs.

- risTvis, ra damsaxurebisTvis?

- imitom, rom kargi ambebi migvaqvs mis dakargul Svilze.

mister heizi SekrTa.

- nuTu miageniT?

- liverpulidan gvacnobes, iq ariso. sadacaa ipovnian.

mister heizs raRac Crdilma gadauqrola uxeS, jagriT dafarul saxeze da uecrad gulkeTili gaxda.

- hercogze mwyralad var, - Tqva man. - meetled viyavi da Zalian mkacrad momeqca. mTibavma mTeli guda tyuilebi gadmoulaga Cemze, gamagdo da rekomendaciac ki ar momca, magram mainc moxaruli var, Tu axalgazrda lordi liverpulSi moiZebna. ra gaewyoba, dagexmarebiT, rom kargi ambavi CaitanoT holdernes-holSi.

- madlobeli var, - uTxra holmsma. - magram jer vivaxSmebT, Semdeg ki Tqvens velosipeds momcemT.

holmsma sovereni uCvena.

- geubnebiT, ara maqvs velosipedi! cxenebiT waxvalT.

- keTili, - upasuxa holmsma. - jer gvaWameT da mere amaze movilaparakoT.

roca filaqniT mogebul samzareuloSi martoni davrCiT, holmss fexi erTbaSad mourCa. dRe iwureboda. moSiebuli viyaviT da sufridan adgomas ar vCqarobdiT. Tavis fiqrebSi CanTqmuli holmsi ara erTxel mivida fanjarasTan ise, rom dumili ar daurRvevia. nagaviT savse ezos erT kuTxeSi idga samWedlo, sadac WuWyiT mosvrili, tyapuWiani ymawvili muSaobda, meoreSi - sajinibo. ezos erT-erTi aseTi SeTvalierebis Semdeg holmsi isev miujda sufras. uecrad adgilidan wamovarda da SesZaxa:

- uotson! axla yvelaferi naTelia. naxeT Zroxis Cliqebis kvali am diliT?

- vnaxe.

- sad?

- yvelgan. Waobzec, bilikebzec da im adgilTanac, sadac sabralo haidegeri sicocxles gamosalmebia.

- marTalia. axla ki, uotson, miTxariT. bevri Zroxa mogxvdaT TvalSi?

- Zroxebi ar minaxavs.

- ucnauria, uotson! yvelgan Zroxis kvalia, Zroxa ki arsad Cans. ucnauria. xom marTalia?

- diax, marTlac ucnauri ambavia.

- axla, uotson, daZabeT yuradReba da scadeT warmoidginoT, ranairad gamoiyureboda kvali bilikze.

- ho, warmovidgine.

- gaxsovT? zogjer aseTebi iyo... - holmsma magidaze puris namcecebi daalaga: - : : : : - zogjer ki aseTebic: - : . : . : . : . - xolo alag-alag aseTebi: - . : . : . : - gaxsovT?

- ara.

- me ki maxsovs da mzad var ficiT davamtkico. Tumca Cven kidev davbrundebiT iq da adgilze SevamowmebT yvelafers. goneba damibnelda Tu ra, rom maSinve ar gamovitane aqedan saWiro daskvnebi!

- ra daskvnebi?

- ai, ra: sakvirveli Zroxebia, rogorc gnebavT, ise atarebT - ToxarikiT, navardiT, WenebiT Tu nabijiT! daimaxsovreT, uotson, Cemi sityva, aseTi eSmakuri xerxi sofleli meduqnis Wkuis nayofi ar aris! ezoSi aravin Cans, im ymawvilis garda, samWedloSi rom trialebs. modiT, gavideT, davzveroT, rogor midis iq saqmeebi.

naxevrad dangreul sajiniboSi ori balanaburZgnuli, mouvleli cxeni idga. holmsma erTi maTganis ukana fexi swia da gaicina:

- Zveli nalebia, sul axlaxan ki dauWedavT. nalebi Zveli, lursmnebi ki - sul axali. es didi eSmakuri gamogonebaa. axla samWedloSi SevixedoT.

Tavisi saqmiT garTulma ymawvilma araviTari yuradReba ar mogvaqcia. SevniSne, ra swrafad SeaTvaliera holmsma mTeli samWedlo, rkinis jarTiT da nafotiT rom iyo savse. uceb uknidan nabijis xma mogvesma da maSinve davinaxeT maspinZeli. borotad moelvare Tvalebis zemoT xSiri warbebi erT rigad Seekra, Savgvremani saxe nerviulad ekrunCxeboda. xelSi eWira mokle, rkiniT SeWedili kombali da iseTi muqaris gamomxatveli saxiT gviaxlovdeboda, rom vidre jibeSi revolveri ar movsinje, ver davwynardi.

- policiis maZebrebo! - SesZaxa man. - aq ras akeTebT?

- mister ruben heiz, SegviwynareT! - sruliad damSvidebiT miugo holmsma. - kaci ifiqrebs, TiTqos marTla geSinodeT, rom aq raimes vipovniT.

nebisyofis uzarmazari ZaldatanebiT heizi gons moego, tuCebze yalbi Rimili SeuTamaSda, rac kidev ufro saSineli meCvena mis sastik saxeze.

- inebeT, eZieT, rasac ipoviT, yvelaferi Tqveni iyos, magram ar miyvars, roca ucxo xalxi daukiTxavad daZrwis Cems ezoSi da iqeqeba. amitomac, mister, rac ufro male morCebiT am saqmes da aqedan waxvalT, miT ukeTesi iqneba.

- nu gvijavrdebiT, mister heiz, - uTxra holmsma. - ubralod, Tqveni cxenebis naxva gvindoda, magram, vatyob, fexiTac mival, holdernes-holi aqedan xom axlosaa?